US Charts Discussion - Track "Applause" here!

[Mariano 958]

Paparazzi, Alejandro, TEOG are all global hits let's not be delusional :) S&S sold 6M WW and It's considered WW smash, while TEOG, ALejandro and Paparazzi all sold around 6M and they are not ?!??

Edited June 20, 2013 by m1ro0o

[WarriorPrince 1]

Paparazzi, Alejandro, TEOG are all global hits let's not be delusional :) S&S sold 6M WW and It's considered WW smash, while TEOG, ALejandro and Paparazzi all sold around 6M and they are not ?!??

Ok but let's be real here, those numbers are made up. Those songs did not enter the IFPI report.

According to this EOG bombed in mainland europe http://atrl.net/?p=14836239

I would actually call that underperforming Edited June 20, 2013 by WarriorPrince

[bingo wings 0]

Ok but let's be real here, those numbers are made up. Those songs did not enter the IFPI report.I would actually call that underperforming

IFPI report is music videos + Ringtones + Song sales, so it's not that reliable itself. So basically there is no 100% reliable source for singles sales WW. But S&S is obviously bigger than EOG and Paparazzi. 

[Mariano 958]

Ok but let's be real here, those numbers are made up. Those songs did not enter the IFPI report.

Well Paparazzi is definitely around 6M WW (It is at 3.3M in the USA alone) TEOG is 5M + and Alejandro is definitely around 6M because It really smashed in Europe It was bigger than California Gurls the summer of 2010 and It is 2.4M in the USA ...

They just did not sell more than 5M in a single year that's why they are not on IFPI ...  

 

Edited June 20, 2013 by m1ro0o

[bingo wings 0]

I would actually call that underperforming

I guess yeah. 

[Mecano 1]

As long as Gaga scores three hits with ARTPOP, I will be satisfied. People view the BTW era as a flop, but at the end of the day it had three hits, just like TFM; Born This Way, The Edge of Glory, and You and I.

 

But the 3 hits from TFM were bigger than these. And You and I was only a local hit  (US). 

[WarriorPrince 1]

IFPI report is music videos + Ringtones + Song sales, so it's not that reliable itself. So basically there is no 100% reliable source for singles sales WW. But S&S is obviously bigger than EOG and Paparazzi.

Yeah but it's pretty accurate, music videos and ringtones have the same value as song sales imo.

But the 3 hits from TFM were bigger than these. And You and I was only a local hit  (US).

Indeed

[Klou 2,414]

I must admit I am very perplexed by We Can't Stop. I don't see or hear anything special with that video or song, yet it's about to be #4 on iTunes.

[jhonyguy04 3]

expecting 3 hits is too much. i would be satisfied with 2 hits.

[hausofmike 127]

I'd be satisfied with one. Hopefully it can happen :Whitney:

[heavymlover 340]

Everything about BTW was risky/controversial/polarizing/unfriendly. You can't seriously expect BTW to perform as good as TF. And even so, to call the BTW era a flop is absolutely ridiculous. Some of you don't know what a real flop is.

[jhonyguy04 3]

So Kesha gonna flop or not.

[VforVendetta 2,024]

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I hope so.

I think Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars are the most global artists of this generation so far.

And Adele! ;)

[VforVendetta 2,024]

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Everything about BTW was risky/controversial/polarizing/unfriendly. You can't seriously expect BTW to perform as good as TF. And even so, to call the BTW era a flop is absolutely ridiculous. Some of you don't know what a real flop is.

This!!!

[Harry 26,836]

.And Adele! ;)

 

Even though 21 was massive I'd say she needs to have more than one success with a few hits to cement her place as a global artist. She could completely disappear with her next album.